so we are not don'ting the sequa findings at this point. what we're doing isn't an appealable action but i wanted to bring those things to life and say this is why i think this document is adequate and accurate and i'm really happy that a lot of the people in the community are working real hard to make sure that this is a great america's cup experience from a public speck taylor raising this point but just the fact that our bay will be celebrated in the way that it hasn't been and the investment that we'll have going forward will far outweigh some of the negative impacts that we'll have along the bay. and i so i -- along the way. and i wanted to make that poircht. commissioner olague: commissioner moore? commissioner moore: normally the learge they are the more -- larger they are the more controversial. this project is remarkable because the e.i.r. has been tracking the project in motion. the project itself is changing because the boats have never been sailed and while there is precedent on observing the other races, what is going to happen

we're going to use our sequa measure and move through that environmental policy act process and work towards those protection measures. we have special local regulation process that's being managed by the coast guard that will govern traffic. and we have inwater construction that mr. benson will talk in a little bit more detail. >> to start without transportation i want to talk about the people plan. i think we had a great amount of engagement with a lot of different community groups in san francisco not just on the waterfront but away from the waterfront. what we heard loud and clear is that we needed a strategy that addressed the needs of residents an community thes in san francisco as well as people who are trying to get to the events. we're trying to build a plan in terms of moving people around which can be a very co jested area in the city but does so in an innovative way. so augustments the transit hubs. looking at park and ride services from outside the city. looking at really operationalizing things to do with bikes. we have a flat area in the city along the front. we want t

and so i think that's part of the relevant piece of analysis with respect to sequa. but i appreciate that response. i recognize that we need to engage in that discussion. thank you. >> thank you. supervisor, questions to planning? >> at this time why don't i ask if we could have a representative from the project sponsor? and you have up to 15 minutes to seedy vided as you see fit. >> mike martin, the city is in a public private partnership. we are in partnership with a private entity which will bring forth the 34th america's cup. we and others have been working closely with the event authority to move this project forward. for this project sponsor presentation i'll be joined with mr. benson. we'd like to run through a lot of our strategic highlights from the environmental review process but also to give you an overview of how the picture of the events are coming together and how we get to the funding decisions that we've been talking about today. to start out, it's been highlighted in sop of the highlights already that we were presented

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level is reflecting something even beyond that in terms of lack of specificity and the core essence of sequa as you can only analyze at the level of detail of what is being proposed. and what is being proposed here long-term is nothing specific. so the level of coverage is appropriate for that level. in terms of somebody saying and making a commitment. it will be an e.i.r. i think as she said in her presentation, what kind of coverage will be dependent on what it will specifically cover, propose. but in terms of what kind of coverage you'll get in a long-term sense for a project that hasn't been defined, you're getting it at a very problematic conceptualized level. >> the question i have is the apelllan's contention is depending on how we charactize it there's a different standard of evidence that's required how we review that. do you agree with that statement? or do you agree that the more stringent level of review is required -- >> again, unambiguously we have program level coverage and all i was trying to illustrate even within the program level coverage, it's at a very generalized concep

and i also want to call out diane oshima which is the lead port staff person on the sequa document and did an amazing job. thank you. >> thank you. before i continue i want to just note that we have a stenographer who is transcribing. she needs a five-minute break to change out a break. i want to take a five-minute recess and this come back. i understand there been some questions an proceed to public comment in support of the project. if we could take a 10-minute, five-minute recess, thank you. [gavel] >> in good evening. welcome back to the board of supervisors meeting. we are continuing with the appeal of the america's cup document. we just heard a presentation of city staff who is one of the partners of this. let me ask if there are any questions with the presentation. if not, i would like to ask the project sponsor if you could step up. we have a number of questions of you. if you could identify yourself. >> mary murphy, counsel to one of the parties and co-sponsors. >> ipad two questions through the course of this proceeding. the first is the issue of a project level review. the d

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-- sequa appeal decision? >> we made this with the last judgment decision we made with the appeals of the e.i.r. i believe the committee would prefer to continue. supervisor kim: in terms of the reserve that is currently in place for item number eight, is that a budget and finance reserve rate? >> the reserve is a committee reserve, so final action happens in this committee. where as the supplemental appropriation is the ordinance so it goes out of the committee, but final action occurs at the board of supervisors. should the board of supervisors uphold the certification, because we have such a compressed time line, we wanted to get the supplemental appropriation ordinance ready for approval, should that be your will. the release of reservees, if we need to wait until the action. supervisor chiu: why don't we open this up for public comment. are there any members of the public that it to comment on 7, 8, or nine? seeing that, public comment is closed. -- supervisor chu: why don't we open this up for public com

telling people about this and finally, there is a significant typo on the -- on attachment a of the sequa findings. the first paragraph -- the last line, of the improvement project located at these facilities -- this is not really. somebody should amend that attachment, and once again, they should have caught that. and perhaps you can see to it that this is done before adopting the resolution. >> this is duly noted. thank you. and is there any other public comment? >> ok. we have a motion, all of those in favor? and the motion will pass. thank you. >> i just want to respond and make certain that in the future, these to go there -- >> there are too many of them. >> and please call item 18. >> this is for the general manager of san francisco public utilities -- to accept the grant funding, for the emergency services, for the 2008 buffer zone program, for the department purchase of security equipment, 3602 upgrade. >> i have a motion on the second period and is there any public comment? all of those in favor? the item will carry. call item no. 19. >> the commissioner is a designee on behalf

lastly, this week there was a sequa appeal for the certification of the modern art expansion and fire station relocation. this is the e.i.r. appeal of the project. they have remained arguments. they argued it did not match the plan submitted to the department. they argued the visual impacts were not analyze and there would be impacts to present views. staff responded to these claims, and on a unanimous vote they upheld the certification and denied the appeal. the board subsequently voted to adopt the zoning ordinances that accompany the projects, and the project itself will be back before the commission for your approval consideration on february 2nd. there were a few introductions. you have heard our directors share his concern in the redevelopment agency. last year there was an introduction that would allow additional time in by which eastern neighborhoods could not file for eligibility for [inaudible] . we will review and analyze that and brin t